Whitelock Surname

111,174th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,179 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Whitelock Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'white-lock,' from the complexion of the hair or a particular tress; compare Blacklock, Silverlock, Lovelock. This is quite satisfactory. But it may be an imitative form of Witlac, a Scandinavian personal name; compare Goodlake.

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Whitelock Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,7431:31,9674,259
United States1,1271:321,61429,307
Australia3631:74,3688,731
Canada2951:124,90013,053
Wales1901:16,2871,760
Scotland1691:31,6793,205
Jamaica1031:27,8642,130
New Zealand701:64,6909,897
Thailand501:1,412,767195,138
South Africa351:1,547,93478,799
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
France21:33,211,361423,184
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland111:402,71514,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8051:30,2804,049
Scotland281:133,6865,889
Wales261:60,3242,968
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2951:170,23315,362

Whitelock Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'white-lock,' from the complexion of the hair or a particular tress; compare Blacklock, Silverlock, Lovelock. This is quite satisfactory. But it may be an imitative form of Witlac, a Scandinavian personal name; compare Goodlake. (a) Local, 'at the white lake,' from residence thereby.

Emma fil. Witlok, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

William Witlohc, Oxfordshire, ibid.

William atte Whytelak, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Walter Whytelock, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

John Wytlock, Close Rolls 29 Edward III.

1581. William Whitlock, Berkshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

1601. Married — John Baber and Jane Whitlocke: St. Michael, Cornhill.

1790. — Edward Whiteloek and Mary Ann Mullard: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Generally explained as having white locks, white haired. There is, however, an Old English personal name, Wiht-lāc, from which it could come. Th Quhyteloke, burgess of Edinburgh, 1403 (Guildry, p. 44). Robert Quhytlok was a tenant under the Abbey of Kelso, 1567 (Kelso, p. 524), and in 1586 there is mention of "Anne Quhytlokis cotage" in Auchtirmuktie (ER., XXI, p. 423).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(English) 1 With a White Lock; White-haired; Fair-haired [Old English hwít + locc, lock of hair, hair] 2 Dweller at the White Enclosure or Stronghold [Old English hwít + loc(a] 3 occasionally for the Anglo-Saxon pers. name Wihtlác = Sprite-Play [Old English wiht, sprite, elf + lác, play, sport, etc.]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who had white hair; dweller at, or near, the white enclosure.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

From the white lochs of the primitive bearer. Comp. Silverlock, Blacklock, &c.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(Saxon.) Fair hair.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

From the Swedish, from the Dutch, Witlok; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

The Whitlocks are now best represented in the Halstead district. In the 17th century Bulstrode Whitelock, one of Cromwell's commissioners, owned the manor of Blunts - hall, Witham (M.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Whitelock Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Whitelock Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Whitelock occurs most in England. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Whitelock.

How Common Is The Last Name Whitelock? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 111,174th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,743,849 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 51 percent of Whitelock live; 51 percent live in Northern Europe and 50 percent live in British Isles.

The last name is most frequently held in England, where it is held by 1,743 people, or 1 in 31,967. In England Whitelock is most frequent in: Greater London, where 13 percent are found, Durham, where 8 percent are found and Hampshire, where 7 percent are found. Other than England Whitelock occurs in 27 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 27 percent are found and Australia, where 9 percent are found.

Whitelock Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Whitelock has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Whitelock last name grew 217 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 382 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 731 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 604 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 91 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Whitelock Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Presbyterian (73%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Whitelock last name are 16.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.5% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Whitelock earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 16.66% less than the national average, earning R 198,036 per year; in United States they earn 5.65% more than the national average, earning $45,588 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.38% less than the national average, earning $47,010 CAD per year.

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